Win a QtagO QR Code Pet Tag!

February 27, 2014 By John Bigley

Are you tired of making new dog tags every time you move? QR tags are a great way to have all the information you’d like in one online location, just in case your dog should ever be lost. The QR code, scannable by smartphones, makes it easy to keep all your dog’s contact information (and even special veterinary information a rescuer might need to know) online and accessible by the person who finds your dog.

Recently QtagO sent us one of their pet smart tags (they also make special tags for keys, luggage, and medical IDs) for review.

The QtagO tag, priced at $14.95, features a metal tag with instructions on one side and a QR tag on the other. Along with scanning the QR code on the back of the tag, the front also provides instructions for texting a QtagO ID number to a special number or visiting the website to report a lost dog.

Accounts on QtagO are free. You can access your account any time to make changes and updates to your address, add medical information, add friends and family as contacts, etc.

One drawback we saw with the QtagO was that the website on the tag is www.QtagO.com, a site that’s in French. There is an English flag on the website to reach the English version of the site. Although it’s easy to click the English flag and reach the English instructions, it’s a little worrisome that someone finding a dog might reach the French language site and stop there.

We’d like to know what you think of this new tag! One DogTipper or CatTipper reader will be selected to win a QtagO for their pet!

How to Enter

You’ll find several ways to enter in the widget below; you can enter with as many or as few entry methods as you choose. The winner will be selected at random. Be sure to visit our Current Giveaways page for a list of all our giveaways! Good luck!

John Bigley is the co-publisher of DogTipper.com as well as author of over 30 published books and 2500 magazine articles.

Rachael Henzman

He has never gotten lost but he has gotten off his leash before. Thanks for the giveaway!

Deena

No. Knock on wood!!!! I would be devastated if I lost one of my dogs.

Brydie Gollogly

I would be Devastated if I lost my Samson! Thanks for the wonderful Idea

sandy weinstein

yes my oldest use to run off, i have lots of woods, and she would chase after the deer. then i also have some nasty neighbors who held her hostage for over 8 hrs…even though she had several tags on and they knew she was my dog…

Linda Szymoniak

The dogs I currently have haven’t ever gotten lost, but I’ve had ones that did and the worry I felt was not something I want to have to go through ever again.

Theresa Spaid

When they were younger they would get out but wouldn’t get lost. I have a fenced in back yard so that doesn’t happen too often

Faith

Our dog hasn’t got lost but our other dog went missing and was never found

Tara

Thankfully, I have never had a lost dog.

Helga

Thankfully no she has not!

christina

Never I never let any of my animals out of my sight, especially if they are hanging out, outside.

Dawn Rasor

No, thank the Lord, but that is every dog mom’s worst nightmare!!!

ChristinaE

Very grateful to say, no.

Connie Hamblen Williamson

Have not ever lost a pet, but there’s always a first time. I’d love to have one of these tags!

Cheryl Chervitz

Yes, I lost my baby girl last year and was lucky to find her three days later.

Lyndsey

My pup was lost for a couple of hours once… she got under the fence and took herself for a walk! I nearly went out of my mind with worry!

Rachel T

No, but she did get out once and run all the way up to the intersection at the end of our street before I could get to her. Very scary!

Jim Hayes

Nope, we don’t let him leave the yard since we have him fenced in.

Deanna

No, but she does like to run up the street at night before going to bed and I don’t want her to get lost.

Heather Bridson

Yes..but only for an hour. She somehow managed to open the clip on the tie out cable she was on to go potty. I freaked! We searched for her and finialy found her in the neighbor’s yard running along their fence with their dog..her on the outside and him in of course… we live right off a highway and she tries to chase cars..so I was panicked and in tears till she was back in my arms!

scottsgal

they’ve gotten out of the yard when the gate wasn’t locked fully but they’ve fortunately never gotten lost. They just wandered over to the neighbors yard.

Barbara Hutcheson

No. My dogs are extremely well trained and can walk with me off leash, they never trail too far away from me.

Marti Tabora

Thankfully, my dog has never gotten lost and I hope he never does. Thank you.

Shelly

Love the idea for Layla if there is an emergency and I am not home, like earthquake etc as otherwise I have no worries as even in the dog park she is glued to me

betty

My two dogs have not ever gotten lost but they gotten away from me. I have always been blessed that they have just went for a fast run and then came back to me. thank you

Cynthia Amber Downer

One of my dogs has gotten lost once. But these days all three of them even if they manage to sneak out always stay within hearing range of the house and come back when called.

Todd Hochman

thankfully no…i would be devastated!!!!!!

http://www.twitter.com/MadyyWardd Mady Ward

I’ve never had a pet get lost before… thank God – and I pray that will never happen, too!

Jessica Barrientos

No..thankfully!!

Danielle Murgia

Nope. She is always on her leash. I worry that she may though.

andie

Not as long as we had him.

Holly Wright

No thank god, she is a small chihuahua so we keep her on a leash always

Phoenixtl

No, but my cats have.

Carl L Smith, Jr

We have been very fortunate. Our Flat Coated Retriever did run off one day, but we found him 15 minutes later under our neighbors house. It was a horrible 15 minutes!

sarah oswald

Yes,I have had my dog get lost before and it was very upsetting.

49tam

Nope! A few times when I lived at a different house, All of my cats escaped, though they are such strictly indoor beings alls they did was stick close to the house! On both occasions once I’d discovered they got out, I quickly scooped them up exclaiming I never knew they’d got out and how did they do that? And hugging them close to me glad as could be nothing awful had happened to any of them! My cats are now my babies.

Christine Aiello

No thank god she has never gotten lost!

Carol

He has taken off a couple of times but thank goodness I have always been able to track him down! It is so stressful during that time though!!

Marilyn Nawara

My current dog hasn’t been lost but I had a boxer that wandered off and I never found her.

Pat Weldon

Only one of our dogs has ever disappeared on us. Our neighbour had set out illegal snares and we are sure he trapped one of the dogs. We found another one of our dogs in one of the snares and rescued her. He was reported to the CO for the illegal trapping.

Leah Lucas

No, they have never been lost, but when we lived in the country they wandered off a few times

Carey Runzel-Oberly

No thank goodness, but when i was younger one of our dogs kept digging under fence to neighbors house

gkran

No. (Gianna)

Joan

I’m extremely protective of our family dog and attached.
We did have an Old English Sheepdog and he managed to knock a board loose in the fence to follow another pal. I was heart sick and called everyonee.g. 911, fire, the university police and the ambulance service, I was a nurse in an ER so I had everyone looking for our wonderful dog with no results. I placed his bowl outside the front door and when we went out the next morning he was waiting and sleeping at our front door after his busy adventure. It never happened again.. Fortunately dogs have such a keen sense of smell they usually can find there way home but I certainly hope this never happens again.Rene C

Jdace

No my dogs have never been lost- Thank God!! However, my niece recently moved from Missouri to California with a boyfriend, dog and cat. Her dog got out of her fenced in yard after being there only 2 weeks. She did not have any ID on him. She was so scared and knew she screwed up so I didn’t yell at her. She got very lucky that a mice person found him snd took him to the local shelter. They got him back after missing only 2-3 hours. Whew!! And Road always has his ID on him now!! Yippy!!

LyricInTime2803

Thankfully no!

Jennifer P

My current dog, Vix, has never been lost but my first Springer Carib disappeared for about 4 hours one day in the mountains where I was living. I was never so afraid before or since. Fortunately she wandered home eventually, completely clueless as to thew scare she’d given me. Thanks for the giveaway.

Bruce Wayne

My dog will LOVE IT

sandy weinstein

no place to enter the secret code

sherry butcher

Me dog went visiting the next door neighbor without me knowing, but he has never been really lost.

Angela Cash

My dog was picked up as a stray by animal control and taken to the shelter before I fostered, and then adopted her. I take extra care to make sure she is supervised when outside since she has a history of roaming.